Operational Analyst Principal

Are you someone with a background of delivering Analysis, Modelling/Simulation or Operational Research for Government or Industry within the Defence arena?

Join a Growing Team

tpgroup are a UK focussed professional services and technology partner with an enviable track record of success as a trusted partner to customers. We are looking to expand our team to keep pace with increasing demand. As part of our growth plans, we are looking for experienced Operational Analysts (Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant) to join our Analysis and Approvals Practice.

This Practice uses modelling, analysis, domain knowledge and approvals expertise to provide the evidence to make better decisions in support of our customers within the defence sector. In particular, we:

• Undertake research to analyse the benefits of new equipment, approaches or technologies through horizon scanning and roadmapping
• Create and use analysis tools, models and techniques to answer challenging client problems
  • Typical languages/tools include Python, R, VBA, Simul8, Power BI and others
• Provide the evidence to support Government procurement decisions up to and including Category A Business Cases and Combined Effectiveness and Investment Appraisals (COEIAs)
• Work with customers and stakeholders on policy, planning and strategy related problems through a variety of techniques including workshops, requirements elicitation, tabletop exercises and wargaming

Your Future Role

As a tpgroup Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant, your responsibilities would include:

• Ownership, delivery and financial control of technical consulting projects
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers, stakeholders and industry partners
• Designing and leading projects as the Subject Matter Expert in your analysis field
• Providing guidance and instruction to staff on particular analytical methods
  • Either ‘soft' skills such as stakeholder management, requirements elicitation, problem structuring, historical analysis, workshop facilitation
  • Or ‘hard' OA techniques including wargaming, simulation, mathematical modelling, and data analysis (including Python, Power BI, Tableau etc where required)
  • Or as a generalist across all these areas
• Developing new and innovative ideas, models and methods
• Assuming a leading role in bid development activity including solution development and bid authorship
• Promoting the company by leading growth activities, including interviews, recruitment campaigns and thought leadership activities (presenting papers, ‘lunch and learn' sessions etc)
• Line management of one or more staff

About You

We are interested in people who have extensive experience of defence analysis work, stakeholder engagement, and a track record of managing and delivering projects to customer satisfaction, even under challenging circumstances. You must be an effective communicator, able to own customer relationships at the programme level with the highest standard of integrity.

Additionally, you must be able to lead a multi-disciplinary team by example, showing a positive, flexible, self-motivated and impartial attitude thus inspiring confidence in others.

Within a government or defence industry setting, you should have extensive technical experience using qualitative or quantitative (‘soft' or ‘hard' OA) analysis techniques and be able to mentor more junior colleagues and support their professional development.

You must also be commercially astute, possibly with expertise in winning new business, and able to promote the company by writing bids and proposals or representing it at external events.

You may have experience of project management and line management.

We would also be keen to hear from applicants with a military background who may have used analysis skills in their former service roles.

In return, we will provide you with the on-the-job support to develop your professional skills further. You will have the opportunity to progress within the organisation as the Company grows and your capability develops. We offer our employees hybrid working wherever possible, a highly competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including car allowance, annual bonus scheme and private medical insurance.

Essentials to work with us:

• Candidates must have an existing right to live and work in the UK.
• Candidates will need to undergo an internal BPSS check prior to gaining site access.
• Candidates will also need to either hold a current SC clearance or be willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check (SC level) upon starting their employment with the company.
  • To gain SC you will normally need at least 5 years' UK residency immediately prior to seeking clearance.